The Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC) 2018

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The Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC) 2018

Time
25 June 2018 - 27 June 2018

Location
National Convention Centre, Beijing, China

The Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress, BARC 2018, opened on the 25th of June 2018 in Beijing, China. The three-day event, co-hosted by the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation and China’s National Grassland and Forestry Administration, welcomed around 1,200 participants from 70 countries, including ministers, policymakers and representatives from research institutes, development organisations, UN bodies and the private sector.

Over the course of three days, participants could choose to attend a ministerial summit, three high-level dialogues – which covered South-South cooperation, climate change, innovation and industry development – and around 80 parallel sessions. The overarching theme of the Congress was ‘Enhancing South-South Cooperation for Green Development through Bamboo and Rattan’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals’. Discussions included how to realise bamboo and rattan’s huge potential in a number of areas: sustainable commodity production, disaster-resilient construction, poverty alleviation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, land restoration and biodiversity protection.

The key materials from the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress can be accessed below. For more information, please email us.

BARC Handbook

The full Congress Handbook, including a list of all sessions and speakers, can be downloaded here.

BARC Review and Policy Outcomes

‘The Road from the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress: Translating the Beijing Declaration into Action’ is a Policy Synthesis report produced after BARC. The report summarises the key outcomes agreed on at BARC and showcases the vitality and relevance of INBAR’s programme of work – to policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, engineers and development practitioners. Download the report here.

The Chinese summary of the Congress, ‘2018世界竹藤大会回顾与总结报告’, can be viewed here.